Greensboro council holds first meeting of 2023, sets work session on GRC contract
Greensboro’s City Council held its first meeting of the year on Tuesday night, Jan. 10. Council members voted to pay $61,598.00 towards the municipal workers compensation fund, which will be the city’s 2023 contribution to the fund. This covers the city for any workers’ compensation claims which may occur throughout the year. Councilmembers will travel... Read More
Legal Notices Week of January 5, 2023
Legal Notice STATE OF ALABAMA PROBATE COUR PERRY COUNTY Estate of Berta Lou Middlebrooks Deceased Letters Testamentary upon the last Will and Testament of the decedent, having been granted to the undersigned, on the 5th day of December, 2022, by the Honorable Probate Court of Perry County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons... Read More
Carolyn Syring McCray Powell
Carolyn Syring McCray Powell passed away December 31, 2022, at the age of 84 after a short illness. She had been in declining health for several years. Carolyn was born August 19, 1938, in Greensboro, Alabama, to Irma Montz & Shelby Robert Syring. After her father’s death, her mother married Emmett Stokes and he was... Read More
Hale County schools battle food insecurity
WVUA 23 recently featured Moundville Elementary School and their efforts to battle food insecurity through a new free meal program for students. After the pandemic, Hale County schools lost eligibility for free meals through COVID relief funds. However, Hale County Schools recently enrolled in a Community Eligibility Provision for a free meal option at schools... Read More
Two-vehicle crash near Selma kills one
A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 7:50 a.m. Friday, Dec. 30, has claimed the life of a Selma man. Clarence W. King, 63, was fatally injured when the 1998 Toyota Tacoma, in which he was a passenger, was struck by a 2020 Chevrolet Trax driven by Shannon L. Moore, 31, of Scooba, Miss. King,... Read More
Juvenile dies in one vehicle crash near Tuscaloosa
A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 4:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 30, has claimed the life of a juvenile. The 15- year-old passenger was fatally injured when the 2000 Ford Taurus driven by Kevonta O. Hayward-Jackson, 19, of Tuscaloosa, left the roadway and struck several trees. The juvenile was pronounced deceased at the scene. Hayward-... Read More
Ivey awards $745k to help child abuse victims in West Alabama
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $745,342 to assist in providing services to child victims of abuse, neglect and sexual assault. The grants will help six nonprofit organizations assist young victims in 19 counties. The organizations provide services including mental health assistance, advocacy and assisting in filing victims’ compensation claims. “Young victims should have... Read More
ALEA releases holiday & end of year stats for 2022
Over the course of 2022, Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division investigated crashes that resulted in 19 fewer lives lost on Alabama’s roadways. This past year, ALEA Troopers investigated a total of 31,990 traffic crashes, which resulted in 10,914 injuries and 586 fatalities reported. Crashes declined by 2,185 and injuries... Read More
After the deep freeze, tornadoes and storms blow
Several rounds of strong thunderstorms passed over the Black Belt Tuesday into early Wednesday morning this week, causing damage and possible brief tornadoes in the area. Beginning early Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service’s Birmingham office issued the first of several tornado warnings affecting both Hale and Perry Counties that day. Tornado warnings affecting Newbern,... Read More
2023 Federal budget includes $500k to build six storm shelters in Hale County
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) recently announced that she secured $42,820,760 for 15 community projects in Alabama’s 7th Congressional District in the final Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus government funding package. The package passed the House by a vote of 225 to 201. Having previously passed the Senate, President Biden signed it into law last week.... Read More